草分け

くさわけ【草分け】

*pioneer

/paiəníər/ 〖C〗開拓者；先駆者， パイオニア

He is looked up to as a pioneer in animation. 彼はアニメ製作の草分けとして尊敬されている.

▲blaze a ［the］ trail 〔…の〕草分けである〔of， in〕.

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くさわけ【草分け】

〔開拓者〕 a pioneer; a pathfinder; a groundbreaker; a trail blazer; a colonist; an early settler; 〔創始者〕 a founder; a founding father; an originator.

●村の草分け the oldest family in a village

・漫画映画の草分けともいえるディズニー Disney, the pioneer [founding father] of cartoon movies

・テレビの草分け時代に in the early days of television; when television was just starting (up).

●この研究分野の草分けの三浦教授 Professor Miura, an early researcher [a groundbreaker, who broke the ground] in this field.

●彼は臨床心理学の草分けだ. He is a pioneer in [of] clinical psychology.

・彼女は女性キャスターの草分け的存在だ. She is a pioneer figure among women newscasters [anchorwomen] announcers.